Plant-setting machine.



J. c. CR'AWFORD.

PLANT SETTING MACHINE AF 'PLICATION FILED MAR. I6. 1916.

11 52m Patented J an. 8, 1918 5 SHEETS-SHEET I.

J. C. CRAWFORD.

PLANT SETTJNG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR-16. I916.

LQ5Q 66$ Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

J. C. CRAWFORD.

PLANT SETTING'MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR-I6, I916.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

J. C. CRAWFORD. PLANT SETTING MACHINE. APPLICATION man MAR-16, 191s.

Patented Ja11.8,l918.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

J. C. CRAWFORD.

PLANT SETTING MACHINE. APPLICATION mm MAR. 16. l9l6.

Patented J an. 8, 1918.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

mam lnaa/zmr ML I mega: 6 W%%% ra'rnn'r JAMES C. CRAWFORD, 015 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

PLANT-SETTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

Application filed March 16, 1916. Serial No. 84,681.

To all whom it may concern provide a machine of simplified form plantswith Be it known that I, J AMES 0. CRAWFORD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and Stateof California, have invented a new and useful Improvement inPlant-Setting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to plant setting machines and the primary objectthereof is .to and economical in operation which may be used to a greatadvantage by truck gardeners and farmers for setting out various kindsof a minimum amount of manual effort and by means of which a relativelylarge area of ground may be planted in a given length of time ascompared with the methods and machines now well known in theagricultural pursuits.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for storing a largequantity of the plants in the machine and for feeding the plants sostored to the plant setting means at regular intervals, burying theplants in the furrow and covering them in a single operation.

A further object is to provide means whereby the machine may be movedover the surface of the ground in the plant setting operation andwhereby a sufficient amount of water may be upplied to each of theplants automatically with the setting of the plants in the ground.

- A further object is to provide means for "adjusting the plant settingmeans relative to the vehicle running gear in order to accommodate themachine to variations in the width of the. rows so that the tractionwheels of the vehicle may be made to run between the rows at all times,and thus prevent damage to rows previously set: the plant setting meansbeing also adjustable vertically so as to permit the raising thereof asa unit with the plow at the ends of the rows when a turn is made andanother row started.

A further object is to provide means for mounting the plow for makingthe furrow, the plant holding means and coveringmeans therefor, meansfor pressing the dirt firmly down over the roots of the plants. andmeans for slightly loosening the surface of the ground around theplants, on a common beamso as to render all of Said elements simul n ulraaerable.

Other objects may appear in the subjoined detail description.

Referring to the'drawings, in which similar characters of referenceindicate the same parts 1 is a plan of my machine; Fig. 2 is a sideelevation; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation; Fig. 4 is a front elevation; Fig.5 is an end elevation of the water barrel and support therefor: Fig. 6is a side elevation of Fig. 5, partly in section; Fig. 7 is an enlargedplan of the pilot wheel head and forward portion of the running gearframe; Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional elevation of Fig. 7 showing theupper portion of the pilot Wheel yoke;- Fig. 9 is a fragmentary bottomplan of the plant holding reel and support therefor; Fig. 10 is alongitudinal section of Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is an enlarged side elevation,partly in section, of the plow, plow beam and operating means therefor;Fig. 12 is a front elevation of Fig. 11; Fig. 13 is a fragmentaryelevation of the plow beam operating lever and support. 7

Fig. 14 is a plan of Figs. 11 and 12 showing also the pressing wheelsand surface loosening means attached to the rear of the plow beam; Fig.15 is a plan of the plant holding reel and mounting, the plow andcovering means showing the valve for regulating the flow of the water tothe furrow; Fig. 16 is a rear elevation of the plow and mountingtherefor and the water regulating means; Fig. 17 is a longitudinalsection through the plow and water regulating valve, as shown in Fig.16; Fig. 18 is a sectional plan of the plow and mechanism showniii-Figs. 16 and 17; Fig. 19 is an enlarged sectional plan of the watervalve; Fig. 20 is a, plan of the harrow pins and mounting therefor; Fig.21 is an elevation of Fig. 20; Fig. 22 is a transverse section of Fig.21; and Fig. 23 is a fragmentary throughout the several views,Figureelevation of the tape for holding the plants Y therewith so thatthe proper alinement may at all times be preserved.

Guideways are provided through which the tape extends to the rear of theplow into the furrow and means for supplying water to the furrowareprovided which are capable of regulation by the movement of the tapeover the guideways, the arrangement being such that a predeterminedamount of Water may be deposited in the furrow 'coincidcntly with thesetting ofreach of the plants therein. The earth thrown up by the plowis caused to be thrown in and around the furrow asthe machine movesforward by means ofsuitable covering and "screws 1'8 to the pilotdeflecting means, and the dirt at the sides of the furrow in which theplants are set is' then pressed firmly down around the plants and thesurface of the ground slightly loosened by small harrow pins.

The tape for holding the plants may be prepared and the plants arrangedat regular intervals therein previous to the setting operation, and anumber of additional reels i of the plant holding tape maybeconveniently stored on the ve'hicleso that when the tape "on'one of thereels has been played out another reel may be quickly substitutedtherefor. I will now describe my invention in detail.

The running gear of the vehicle is com- ;posed of a pair of relativelylarge traction wheels 1 which are mounted on the ends 2 of thepreferably square axle 3, and the frame 4 which is curved around at therear of the *vehicle and the opposite sides of which are secured bybolts 5 between the lugs 6 and 7 on the brackets 8. The brackets 8 havevertical arms 9 with flanges 10 formed on the upper ends thereof whichserve as supports for the water barrel 11, the barrel being suspendedbetween the arms above the axle 3 and rigidly held thereon by means oflag screws 12 extending through the The brackets 8 are secured to theaxle 3 by means of the bolts :13 and suitable ribs 14 are formed on thearms 9 of thefbrackets for affording rigidity thereto.

Slightly forward'of the water barrel 11 a seat 15 is provided for thedriver of the vehicle and this seat is rigidly securedto an upwardlyextending brace'1-6 which is attached by means of bolts or rivets 17extending through the ends'of the brace to the sides/4 of the frame. Theforward ends of the frame 4 are secured by means of wheel head 19 andthe rearsarm 2020f the draft yokeQI 'ispiv oted between the ends of theframe on a bolt 22, the yoke 21 being arranged to receive and hold adouble tree or swingle tree to which ahorse or draft animal may behitched 1 '19 and for a convenient distance thereabove, the stem beingheld in position by means of a nut 30 at the top of the head 19-an'd thehead '31 at the bottom of the bore in the yoke 26. Flanges 32 and 33 areformed on the head 19 at the top and bottom, "respectively, whichoverlap the upper and lower edges of the frame. members 4 and theweb 34of the head is adapted to receive the bolts =or'screws 1'8 for'holdingthe frame and head firmly together. The lower flange 33 of the head 19and the si-milar'flange 35 which is formed on the upper end of the yoke26 are adjacent and are provided with raceways 36 to receive the balls37, so that the pivotal movement of the yoke 26 on the stemj28 may beaccomplished "with a minimum amount of friction. v

A transversely disposed shaft 38 extends entirely across the width ofthe machine about midway of the pilot and rear wheels and the reducedends 39 ofth'i'sshaft are pivotally held in bearings 40 and 41 securedto the opposite frame-members 4" bymeans of bolts 42. The left handbearing 40 has a ratchet sector 43 formed thereon which extendssubstantially above the upper edge of the frame 4, and a lever-44 isattached to the shaft 38 by means of a set screw 45 which seats in alongitudinal groovef46 extending entirely throughout the length of theshaft, the hub 47 of the lever being positioned adjacent to the bearing40 and a dog 48 being pivotallylield on the lever 44 by means of a rivetor bolt 49 and adapted to engage the teeth 50 in the ratchet 43 forholding the shaft 38 in a desired position.

About midway between the frame sides 4 a pair of arms '51 which havehubs 52 and are substantially spaced apart arejslidably mounted ontheshaft 38 and are adapted to be held innn'ovablv on the shaft, byaneans of set screws 53 which seat at their lower ends in thelongitudinal groove 46 in the shaft. The arms 51 are normally downwardlydirected at an angle of about 45'de- 'grees and are recessed toreceive'the upper ends of the members 54 of the'b'eam; which members aresecured "to the arms by means direction of each other at points belowthe ends of the arms where spacing blocks 56 are inserted between themembers 5 10f the beam and secured thereto by means of rivets 57, themembers 55 at the points where the blocks 56 are attached beingsubstantially horizontal andparallel with the frame men bers 4'. Theinner edges of the blocks 56 are curved slightly and a sufficient spaceis left between the curved edges of the blocks to permit the movementtherethrough of the plow stem, as shown in Fig. 11. At points to therear of the spacing blocks 56 the beam members 54 are again deflected inthe direction of each other and are directed downwardly at a substantialangle and secured and held in spaced relation by means of a spacing bolt58. The lower extremities 59 of the members 54: below the bolt 58 arespread apart to form a yoke for receiving and revolubly holding thepresser wheels 60, as shown in Fig. 14, the ends of the members beingsecured by means of bolts 61 to arms 62 which serve as supports for theends of the axle 63.

The plow 64 is rigidly held on the stem by means of rivets 65 extendingthrough the members 66 of the stem, and the stem members are spreadapart at the bottom so as to provide ample clearance for the upperportion of the plants, as will be hereinafter described. The plow iscurved on the face, thus presenting a convex surface to the earththrough which it moves when in operation, and the point of the plow isslightly curved forward from the bottom in advance of the body, forobvious reasons. At a convenient point above the plow 64: the stemmembers 66 are inwardly deflected, as shown in Fig. 12, and are held inspaced relation by means of the spacing block 67 which is secured to thestem by means of rivets 68, the upper end of the stem being movablyinserted in the space between the blocks 56 on the beam 54 and havingextensions 69 adapted to be pivotally connected with the arm 70 of theplow raising lever 71 by means of the pin 72. Rollers 72 are provided onthe ends of the pin 72 on the outside of the members 66 which serve tolimit the downward movement of the plow stem by contact with the upperedges of the beam members 54; and the rear ends of the braces 97 whichsupport the plant holding means, hereinafter described, limit themovement of the plow stem in the opposite direction and in the samemanner.

A guide lever 73 is pivoted to and between. the beam members 54 at apoint slightly above the yoke ends thereof and the forward end of thislever is pivoted to and between the stem members 66 at a point below thespacing block 67 on a pin 74, the plow beam being thus pivotallysupported both above and belowthe beam members 54.. The

71, the lever being secured to the socket by means of bolts 77, and thelever and mounting therefor being movably pivotally about the shaft 38.

A latch lever 78 is pivoted on a pin 79 to the central portion of thelever 71 and the lower end 80 thereof carries a horizontally disposedrod 81 which is also supported in an auxiliary arm 82 on the oppositeside of the lever 71, the arm 82 being pivoted on the pin 79 to thelever 71, the forward portion of the periphery of the hubs 52 of thearms 51 having lugs 83 formed thereon which are adapted to be engaged atthe shoulders 84c by the rod 81 for locking the plow stem in its raisedposition. WVhen the plow is in normal position in the ground, as shownin Fig. 11, the latching rod 81 will rest on the ecc'entrically formedsurface of the lugs 83, but as the plow is raised, the rod will movedownwardly over this surface until the plow has reached its upward limitof movement,

when the rod will engage the shoulders 84:

on the arms and retain the plow in its upper- 'most position. Thelatching lever 78 is actuated by means of a spring 85 which is attachedby means of a screw 86 to the lever 71, the upper end of the springengaging a pin 87 in the lever 78 and the lower portion thereof engaginga similar pin 88 in the lever 71 above the screw 86.

The angular brackets 89 which are secured to the plow stem members 66 onopposite sides of the plow 64 by means of bolts 90, serve as supportsfor the deflecting vanes or blades 91 which are adjustably secured tothe brackets by means of the bolts 92 extending through the arcuateslots 93 in the extensions 94: of the brackets. The blades 91 convergeat the rear of the plow and diverge substantially at the front of theplow so as to permit the entrance of the broken up dirt to the spacebetween the blades as it is thrown up at the sides of the plow. Thedeflecting blades 91 have top portions 95 which attain their greatestwidth at the front and gradually decrease. as the rear ends areapproached, at which point the tops merge into the sides and disappear.I It is desirable that the blades 91 be capable of ad- -.wardly.of thevplow 64 by meansof braces :97 attached to the sides 98 by means of therivets 99, the other ends of the braces being pivotally held on the plowbeam 66 above the plow on the pin 74. The sizes 98 and the flat bottom100 of the receptacle. 96 are extended inwardly to and'are secured tothe plow 64 by means of rivets 101 extending through lugs 102 from thesides, the bottom and sides thus extended forming a narrow 'guideway forthe paper tape 103. An opening 104 is provided in the plow 64 to receivethe guideway thus provided and the sides of 'the guideway are made toconform to the flare of the opening in the plow so as to insure thedisplacement of the dirt thrown up by the plow laterally of the guidewayand prevent the lodgment of the dirt thus thrown up at points beneaththe guideway.

The tape holding reel has a relatively thin flat metallic bottom 105 anda central hub 106 which is provided with a central bore to receive thestem 107 attached to the bottom of the receptacle 96 and rigidly heldreel. In order, however, to prevent the too rapid turning of the reelwhen the tape is being unwound therefrom, I provide a friction brake onthe bottom of the receptacle which is composed of a resilient strip ofmetal 111 secured to the'bottom of the receptacle 96 by means of screws112 and the inner end of which extends-through an aperture 113 in thebottom 100 and is adapted to frictionally engage the bottom of thereceptacle, the operation and use of which is obvious.

One of the sides of the guideway extending from the reel holdingreceptacle 96 to the plow 64 terminates at a point flush with the innersurface of the plow, while the other side 114 is extended substantiallyto the rear of the plow, as shown in Fig. 15, and is additionally bracedby means of the angle strap 115 secured at opposite ends to the side 114and the associated plow stem member 66 by means of rivets 116. Thebottom 100 of the receptacle and guideway is extended rearwardly fromthe front of the plow to a point slightly back of the rearedges of theplow stem members 66 and is slightly curved, asshown in Fig. 16. 'Avalve body 117 is secured to the plow stem member 66 at the left of andwithin the plow inclosure'by means of screws 118 extending through thebase 119. An extension 120 is formed on the valve body 117 whichprojects forwardly to a point just inside of the plow 64 where a fiatmetalli.c.'stabilizer 121 is-pivot'ally. held on the armor extension bymeans eta vertica1e1 pg'ated pin-.122 secured rat-its 1,252,e cs

lower end in the extension 120, the stabilizer 121 being extendedrearwardly from its pivot pin to a pointopposite the rear end of theside114 of the guideway and being held resiliently in contact with thetape 103 by means of a spring 123 attached thereto and pressingagainstthe valve body- 117.

The central portion 124 of the'lvalve body has a bore or chamber 125 inwhich is seated the valve 126 having the port 127 in the wall thereofand the central passage or chamber 128 with which the port communicates,the upper end of the valve chamber being closed by a web 129 and having'a stem 130, and the lower end of the valve chamber communicating withthe passage 131 in the tubular extension 132 at the bottom in the valvebody. The upper endof .the valve body chamber 125 is closed by means ofa removable capor head 133 which may be threaded or otherwise suitablysecured on the valve body and a suitable packing 134 may be insertedbetween the valve 126 and the head to prevent a leakage of-the watertherethrough. The stem .130 of the valve extends upwardly through thehead 133-and carries an arm 135 which is held thereon by means of'thenut 136, as shown in Figs, 16, 17 and 18. A tubular extension 137projects rearwardly from the valve body 117 and has a passage 138 whichcommunicates with the bore or chamber 125, and the outer end of thisextension is adapted to be attachedv to a hose 139 leading to the faucet140 on the end of the water barrel 11 for the purpose of supplying waterto the valve. A boss 140 is formed on the upper portion of the peripheryof the extens on 137 to which is pivoted a bell crank 141, the shorterarm 142 of which is pivotally con nected with the arm 135 on the valvestem by means of the pin 143, and the longer arm 144 extends through anopening 145 in the stabilizer vane 121 and carries a roller 146 on apin-147, a spring 148 being wound around the lug or boss 140. and theopposite ends of the spring being held respectively against the edge ofthe arm 144 and the plow stem member 66, thus serving to hold the valvenormally closed and the valve. operat ing mechanism in the relationshown in Fig. 18.

The tubular extension 132 at the bottom of the valve body extendsdiagonally from the valve in the direction of the guideway between theside 114 and the stabilizer 121 between which the paper tape moves asthevehicle is moved forward and to a point beneath the floor of theguideway, so that the waterfrom the valve may be deposited in the bottomof the furrow simultaneously with the deposit of the plant therein. Theguide: way in which the tape moves is inclined so that thevrear end oftheguideway will prac+ ticai ly urenrt iehettony errearthe hot:

tom of the furrow, and the paper being unwound from the reel is guideddirectly into the furrow as the vehicle is moved forward, both the papertape and the plants which are held at regular intervals in the tapebeing sustained in vertical. position during the movement of the vehicleand the tape being covered over with the dirt together with the plantsby means of the deflectors at the sides .of the plow,

' The harrow pins 149 which are held in the straps 150 attached to thepresser wheel axles are arranged in two separate sets, one set being oneach side of the center of the beam 54, and space is thus providedbetween the sets of pins and also between the presser wheels to permitthe passage of the tops of the plants in the row planted. The harrowpins, as shown, may be rigidly suported from the presser wheel axlesupports so that the tendency of the pins to dig into the ground may belimited, or they may be pivoted on the axles and permitted to drag alongover the surface, the depth into the ground which they are permitted toextend being limited by the weight of the pins and their supports.

In Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, I show a removable cap 151 which is adaptedto be screwed on the extension 152 from the flange 153 secured to theupper portion of the water barrel 11 by means of the rivets or screws154, this devic serving as means for filling the water barrel, but anyother suitable means for this purpose may be provided. The pilot wheelyoke stems 29 may be extended substantially above the head 19, as shownin Figs. 2 and 4, for the purpose of holding a plurality of the tapereels 105, the stem 29 in such case being inserted in the bore of thereel hubs, and the reels being removed from the stem and placed inposition in the reel holding means when necessary for use.

In operation, when the vehicle is started in motion and the rear end ofthe tape 103 has been embedded in the ground, the tape will be unwoundfrom the reel on which it is carried, as previously described, theplants will be deposited in regular succession in the furrow at pointsto the rear of the plow, the passage of the tape between the side 114 ofthe guideway and the movable stabilizer serving to hold the paper andthe plants in an upright position and the passage of the enlargedportions of the tape, as at 155 in Fig. 18, in which the plants areheld, through the restricted portion of the guideway and by the roller146 will cause the roller 146 to move out of the guideway through theopening 145 in the stabilizer 121, thus opening the valve by causing theregistration of the port 127 in the valve with the inlet passage 138 andpermitting the flow of water through the valve into and from the tubularextension 132 and from plants.

The watering of the plants having been thus accomplished, the dirt atthe sides of the plow 64 is thrown inwardly by means of the deflectors,the plants and tape which holds the plants are covered over with dirt,the presser wheels which follow the deflectors press the dirt firmlydown around the plants, and the surface of the ground is then loosenedby the harrow pins at the rear of the wheels. It should be noted thatwith tne valve actuating mechanism described, the release of the waterfrom the valve may be only accomplished at times when plants are beingdeposited in the furrow, and not at other times, thus insuring a properwater supply for all plants. The valve may be so arranged, as to theextent of the movement of the actuating arms, that the area of the waterpassage, as determined by the extent of the opening of the port, may beregulated so as to distribute a greater or less quantity. of water ateach operation of the valve, for it is obvious that some plants requiremore water than others, but each valve used will be limited to themaximum area of the valve port in such case.

By means of the mechanism shown in Figs. 11 and 12, the plow may beraised from the furrow independently of the beam from which it issuspended, the operation of the plow raising lever 71 and the associatedarms and levers, causing a slight initial rearward movement of the plowin the furrow, and a final forward and vertical movement until the plowis entirely above the ground.

l/Vith the plow in either its raised or lowered positions, the beam 54may be raised by moving the lever 44 forward, thus raising the presserwheels, harrow pins, plow, deflectors and tape holding means as a unitso as to clear the surface of the ground when making; a turn at the endof a row, or for other purposes.

One or more additional sets of planting means may be provided on theshaft 38 according to necessity, and in such case while the plows ineach set would be capable of independent operation, the beams on whichthey are carried would be capable of simultaneous operation by themovement of the lever 44. For the purpose of accommodating a pluralityof setting means, the running gear of the machine would of necessity besubstantially wider than shown, according to the character of the plantsto be set, though for two or possibly three rows of plants of certaincharacter especially where the rows are closely spaced, a relativelynarrow running gear may be used.

Vhile I show only means for setting a single row of plants in thisinvention, I desire it to be understood'th'atI conceive it running gearfor traversing the line of the furrow, the plow for making the furrow,plant holding means supported in operative position thereon, andyieldable means on said plow for guiding the plants to the furrow insuccessive order, said plant holding means being adapted to hold theplants in spaced relation during the movement there of to the furrow andsubsequent to the covering operation.

2. A plant setting machine including a running gear for traversing theline of the furrow, the plow for making the furrow, plant holdingstationary and yieldable means supported in operative position thereon,means for guiding said plant holding means through the plow to thefurrow, said plant holding means including flexible tapes forholding theplants in spaced relation during the setting operation.

3. A plant setting machine comprising a running gear for traversing theline of a furrow, a plow for making the furrow, a stationary plantholder supported on said plow, a reel revolubly mounted on said holder,a tape carried by said reel for holding the plants in vertical positionsand in,

spaced relation in readiness to be set, and yieldable means supported onsaid plow for guiding said tape therethrough to the furrows.

4. A plant setting machine comprising a running gear for traversing theline of the furrows, a plow adjustable thereon, a reel revolublysupported on said plow, a plant holding tape carried by said reel, andyield able guide means supported on the plow and extending into thefurrow for guiding said tape thereto.

5. A plant setting machine comprising a running gear for traversing theline of the furrow, a plow adjustable thereon, plant holding meanscomprising reels havingflexible plant holders thereon, means extendingfrom the plow for supporting the plant holding means, and stationary andrela-, tively yieldable means on said plow for guiding saidholdingmeansto thefurrow, said. flexible plant holders being movable through. the.plow. to and capable of being embedded in the furrow with the plants.

6; A plant setting machine comprising a running gear for traversing theline of the:

by the plow,

furrows, a vertically adjustable plow sup ported thereon, plant holdingmeans sup.-

ported on said plow in readiness for use,.,

plant holding tape holding means revolubly on and forward. of"

double thickness for holding the plants said plow, yieldableguidelmeans. rearw-ard'fi of said plow, and means for permitting thesaidplow to the furrow.v

.75, I. passage of the plant holding tapeszthrough 7. A plant settingmachine including vehiclerunning gear having means for revo.-.

lubly supporting the plants to be set in com pact form and arranged todeliver the plants in continuous processlonto and: set them 1n thefurrow, a plow for making the furrow arranged to. permit the passage ofthe' plants therethrough in a plane substantially paralleling thefurrow, yieldable means attached to said plow for guiding the} plants tothe furrow, and means supported" on the plow for covering andwateringthe plants as they are deposited in the furrow. 8. A plant setting;machine including; the

vehicle running gear arranged to support a' continuous procession ofregularly spaced plants revolubly thereon; and to deliverthe plants insuccession to the furrow, aiplowfor making the furrows, arranged forguiding the plants therethrough in a substantially horizontal, plane,and for supporting the plants in: upright positions in the furrow,covering means, adjustably supported on the plow, and water supply meansa'ctueated by the passage of the plants thereby arranged to discharge avolume of; water simultaneously with the deposit of each plant in thefurrow.

for supporting a quantity of regular spaced plants 1n setting andarranged to permit the substantially horizontal movement of the; plantsthere guideways extending into the furrow for support--- ing the plantsvertically therein, adjustable through, yieldable from the plow coveringmeans for the furrows supportedble of operation by the passage of theplants to the furrows for discharging a. volume of water theretosimultaneouslywith the deposit of theplants therein.

10. A plant setting machine comprising;

the plow for making the furrow for the plants, flexible carrier meanssupported on;

the plow and adjustable therewith for hold ing a quantity of plants. inreadiness to, be set, means for efl'ectingthe delivery of; said furrow.

and water; supply means capa-,

. v 9. A plant setting machine having means ly positiu tallel revolurbly thereon, a plow adj ustably supported 11. A plant setting machinecomprising a vehicle running gear having vertically adjustable plantsetting means suspended therefrom, plant holding means supported nearthe front thereof, an adj ustably mounted plow for digging the furrowfor the plants, means carried by the plow for holding the plants to beset, means for guiding the plants therefrom to the furrow, means forcovering the plants and means for supplying water thereto at the time oftheir deposit in the furrow.

12. A plant setting machine including a vehicle running gear, a beamadjustably supported thereon, presser wheels carried by and forsupporting the outer end of said beam and for pressing the dirt aroundthe plants, a plow suspended from said running gear and adjustableindependently of said beam for regulating the depth of the furrow, plantcarrier means movable through the plow for conveying the plants to thefurrow, and means supported on said plow for setting the plants inregular succession, means for watering the plants in the settingoperation, and means for covering the furrow thereafter.

13. A plant setting machine comprising the vehicle running gear havingthe commonly adjustable plow and plant setting means supported thereon,means for adjusting said plow, and setting means, flexible carrier meansfor holding a plurality of plants at regular intervals and in an uprightposition in readiness to be set, and means actuated by the movement ofthe vehicle for effecting the delivery of said plants to the furrow inregular order, said plant carrier being movable horizontally through theplow and adapted to be embedded with the plants.

14. A plant setting machine comprising the vehicle running gear, theadjustably supported plow carried thereby for making the furrow for theplants, and means for setting Copies of this patent may be obtained forfive cents each, by addressing the a plurality of plants in successiveorder in the furrow including the reel for holding the plants to be set,said reel being supported on and adjustable with said plow, flexiblecarrier means for supporting the plants in vertical position on saidreel and for delivering said plants in such position to the furrow, saidcarrier being embedded with the plants therein, means for supplyingwater to the plants capable of regulation by the movement of the plantsthereby, and means for covering and firmly pressing the dirt around saidplants after being set, all of said elements being adjustable laterallyof the machine for regulating the spacing of the rows.

15. A plant setting machine including the plow for making the furrow forthe plants, a removable plant carrier for supporting the plants insetting position, means supported by the plow for holding and settingthe plants in regular order and at regular intervals in the furrow,yieldable means for guiding the plants through the plow in the settingoperation, and means actuated by the passage of the plants therethroughfor supplying water to the plants.

16. A plant setting machine including the plow for making the furrow forthe plants, means forward of the plow and movable therewith for holdinga quantity of the plants to be set and for guiding said plants throughsaid plow into the furrow in regular succession and at regularintervals, means actuated by the passage of the plants through the plowfor supplying water to the furrow for each of the plants, and means forcovering the plant roots.

Signed at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, this 10th day of March, 1916.

JAMES C. CRAW'FORD.

Witnesses:

J xo. A. Hams, M. LANGDON.

Commissioner of I'atents,

Washington, D. C.

